The Beginning of a New Chapter

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Duration: 3m 44s

Having carefully guided and nurtured the pups through every stage of their upbringing we assess  how Cap and Pip have progressed through their training stages from inside the training pen to out in the open field, by the age of 9 months. Both pups have different strengths and weaknesses. Cap is tighter then Pip on the outrun and on his “left flank”. Pip is wider on the left outrun and tighter on the right flank. Pip also has recall issues so she will come towards me but not right up to me and also not at the right speed. I believe this will pose problems later on when teaching her to shed so I will be mindful of this at all subsequent stages of training with her. Like a car if problems are present when they are new, a pup when it is older will repeat the same problems that are present at a longer age. These problems need to be worked on with empathy, through out their training and overcome slowly, if your intention is to succeed in trials and keep the dog. There are many who will rush a dog’s training and sell it on as a farm dog. In some cases problems can be totally ironed out and solved whilst in other situation significant progress can be made.  Where there is a shortfall in progress, the handler’s skills in managing the problem, at a trial for instance, is called for.  As a rule most clients who come to me for training to iron out problems in shedding or penning have their roots in earlier training.